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We chose John Legend’s All Of Me – Piano Cover as the Groom, groomsmen, and bridesmaids walked down the aisle. The words are so beautiful and we thought it was perfect.

As my dad walked me down the aisle, we had the pianist play A Thousand Years – Piano Cover! I just think this song is such a romantic, sweet, pure song and when I first heard it on the piano I knew this had to be the song for me; it’s so vulnerable and innocent; this song has all of that emotion swelled inside!

Our first dance song was Close Your Eyes – Michael Bublé. His voice and music is so timeless, I know we’ll love this song even when we’re old. It’s a sentimental song, but not too sappy. I think it’s a perfect song for a wedding reception.

Father Daughter Dance My Girl – The Temptations. Another timeless, classy song. As my dad and I swayed on the dance floor, I knew that I’d always be his little girl.

I just L.O.V.E these floral pressed invitations! They also come with matching response cards! So beautiful and went great with my Secret Garden wedding theme! You can save so much money by printing out your own invitations like these! Also available in lavender from Jo-Ann’s.

Establishing a budget will be one of the founding factors of a wedding, and also a “touchy” subject for many people. Some Brides & Grooms believe they are entitled to an unending money tree from the brides parents for all wedding costs. This is just plain ridiculous; I hate entitlement attitudes, be grateful for whatever your parents give you! We split our wedding costs 3 ways: my parents, Brock & I, and his parents. Here was the budget breakdown:

Chances are you’ll spend more that you thought. Wedding’s are expensive, but you can have the wedding of your dreams by splurging on things that are important for you and skimping on things that are less of an importance. Also doing DIY projects saves you a TON! I went to a bridal expo and saw floral centerpieces for $50.00 a pop! If you have the team and the time I recommend doing your own Bouquets, invitations, centerpieces, wedding favors, programs. Eliminate save-the-dates tell those that you want to come– they’ll ask anyway and save-the-dates only get thrown away along with everything else after the wedding. Jo-Ann’s is the best place to purchase invitations ( We spent about $30.00 on invitations) and real looking silk flowers! There are mobile coupons you can use to take percentages off of your purchase, I recommend signing up for those! We purchased our programs from the christian book store for only $8.00!

For bouquets we mixed silk flowers with real baby’s breath. Materials needed are the following:

Silk Flowers (Jo-Ann’s)

Hot glue gun (Walmart)

Rubber bands (Walmart)

Floral wire (Jo-Ann’s) and also can be found at (Dollar tree)

Floral tape (Jo-Ann’s)

Lace (We used old vintage lace)

Floral pins (Jo-Ann’s)

Get the shape you want of your flowers take off unnecessary leaves, and add leaves with the floral wire. Secure it with rubber bands, then hot glue them together! Wrap with floral tape and lace secure with pins! Practice makes perfect! Make some sample ones and have fun!

My husband and I became engaged April 18th, 2013, and got married on July 6th, 2014. Some tell us that 15 months is a long engagement, but I wouldn’t have changed it. It was nice to have that … Continue reading →